12/13/2009 - Christmas Courage - Matthew 1:18-25

We're all very familiar with the Christmas story--Joseph and Mary, the angels, the shepherds, the birth of the Son of God in a stable in Bethlehem. But let's not let our familiarity with it cause us to miss that this was a remarkable story of, among other things, a Jewish couple who trusted God to do the impossible and found courage in Him to disregard the scorn from a doubting world. In this message we see how the gospel of the Savior who has come can give us courage also to live for Him.